did you know?

That the most advanced PV design to date is by a South African, Professor Vivian Alberts of University Johannesburg. Read more facts here

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how does it work?

For those interested in the way things work, this will provide some interesting reading and background knowledge on solar energy.

solar pool heating

Enhance your pool and extend your swimming hours and season with a heated pool system.

water harvesting - (grey water)

A little off the subject of solar, but still on the one of greening, take a look at ideas to harvest and efficiently utilise water in your household

energy saving tips

Become more green, even if it is in baby steps. Learn some useful tips and tricks to save you money around the house. Everything counts you know.

while you are at it

Take a look at these other energy saving devices, as they will collectively make you more green.

 

solar gallery - the main ingredients

interesting links

Over our period of researching we have found some very interesting links, and will continue to add them there.

Obviously, we cannot put all of these onto the site as content, as this simply detracts from the point. What we have found interesting, we hope you will too. Enjoy!

 

solar timeline

Solar technology isn't new. It probably started some time in the 7th Century B.C., when people learned how to use glass and sunlight to light a fire. But today's sophisticated solar technologies include everything from solar-powered lights and buildings to solar-powered vehicles.

Here, you can learn more about some major milestones in the historical development of solar energy technologies. You will also get a glimpse of "the solar future."

back to the future - where it started out

Take a look at this one. John Perlin*, the author of From Space to Earth - The Story of Solar Electricity, and co-author [with Ken Butti] A Golden Thread - 2500 years of Solar Architecture and Technology, provides here a short summary of the evolution of solar thermal - Solar Thermal refers to the direct conversion of sunlight to heat.